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Hand Lettering: Add Digital Color and Texture for Final Polish
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Overview
The second half of a two-part hand lettering series, this class picks up after the initial drawing stage and focuses entirely on finishing: digitizing a piece, adding color, layering in texture, and polishing it into a final, printer-ready file.
Who It's For
Anyone who has sketched hand-lettered work and wants to carry it through to a professional digital finish, including letterers who already have some skill but want cleaner final files.
Key Takeaways
- Digitizing a drawing: scanning, cleanup, and vectorizing
- Adding color to a lettered piece
- Building texture for a more finished, illustrative look
- Common mistakes to avoid when adding color and texture
- Preparing a final file that's ready to share or print
About this course
Join lettering artist Mary Kate McDevitt as she shares her step-by-step process for creating a final hand lettered piece of art. This class focuses on digitizing your drawings, adding color, and creating texture. The result are breathtaking lettering illustrations with final, professional polish!
This is the second class in a two-part series on Hand Lettering. Be sure to explore all of Mary Kate's hand lettering classes on Skillshare.
In this class, you'll pick up where her introductory class left off, and explore the process of bringing a piece all the way to a final digital state. Mary Kate will offer tips and tricks that she's picked up along the way and demonstrate how you can use them in your own illustrations. Key lessons cover:
- Digitizing (including scanning, cleaning up, and vectorizing your drawings)
- Adding color
- Creating texture
- Finishing touches
Even if you're already a skilled letterer, you will learn new tips on what to avoid when adding color and texture, and how to make a clean final file that is ready to share with friends online or send to a printer.
If you find letters beautiful and want to turn your handwriting into artful drawings, this is the class for you.
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